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Irlande introduces BIA (Basic Income for Artists) https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/basic-income-arts/ #bia #basicincomeforartists #basicincome #ireland #writing #writerscoffeeclub #scribesandmakers #wordweavers

Basic Income for the Arts (BIA)

The new Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme provides a basic income payment of €325 a week to 2,000 eligible artists and creative arts workers selected at random to participate.

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Oct 15

#UniversalBasicIncome--A Tale of Two "Cities"

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...employment in some industries (e.g. translation) a stable basic income is indispensible for the stability of society.

#Ireland, on the other hand, has just made #BasicIncomeForArtists a permanent feature:

https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/115376591388986978

Congrats to both groups of citizens, though, this is progress!

*Hamburger = person living in Hamburg, Germany.

@lued @2ndStar @bauhausmensch

Emeritus Prof Christopher May (@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us)

Meanwhile in Ireland, a cultural Basic Income (focussed on artists) has moved from pilot to sustained policy, with the confirmation of an ongoing programme of awarding 2,000 artists €18k per annum. Interestingly the cost of the programme was less than the benefits to the Irish economy, and the artists in receipt of funds were able to switch earnings from non-art activities to work related to their art practice. A more general lesson here for UBI? #UBI #workers https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/

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